I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.

I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly.

We learned at an early age that it was men's interpretation of our religion that restricted women's opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.

Like all children I had taken my father for granted. Now that I had lost him, I felt an emptiness that could never be filled. But I did not let myself cry, believing as a Muslim that tears pull a spirit earthward and won't let it be free.

Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism.

All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.

I know death comes. I've seen too much death, young death.